Campo Alegre, also known as Le Mirage, was a large open-air brothel in Curaçao.
Originally an army encampment, it is located off Seru Fortunaweg near Curaçao International Airport.
[3] Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, permits the business of prostitution within its territory within strict regulation.
Women migrated to the island to service the needs of the oil workers and sailors from the tankers.
[2] The arrival of the Dutch and American navies to guard the island in the 1940s increased the demand for prostitutes.
[2] The governor appointed a commission that included the police, the public health department and the clergy with a view to solving the prostitution problem.
[2] On May 30, 1949, the complex named Campo Alegre (also called Le Mirage) was opened.
[8] Within the facility, which is billed as a "Gentleman's Club", is a bar, billiard tables and slot machines.